Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) San Lorenzo (St Lawrence) 1636 Oil on canvas, 292 x 225 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Saint Lawrence is a splendid example of the austere laconic style of Francisco Zurbarán, who from 1628 was the chief…
Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) Santa Isabel de Portugal c.1635 Oil on canvas, 184 x 98 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Born as princess of Aragon in 1271, the daughter of Peter III “the Great” and grand-daughter of James I “the…
(1271–1336) Santa Isabel de Portugal in Art: Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) Santa Isabel de Portugal c.1635 Museo del Prado, Madrid Feast: • July 4 See also: • Portugal | Queens Consort | Saints
Guercino (1591-1666) Matrimonio mistico di santa Caterina (Mystical Marriage of St Catherine of Alexandria) c.1620 Oil on canvas, 89 x 75.7 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin Typical of Guercino‘s early, pre-Roman phase are the very delicate gradations of the main sections, shimmering…
Guercino (1591-1666) Madonna coi santi protettori di Modena (Virgin and Child with Four Saints) 1651 Oil on canvas, 332 x 230 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris See also: • Modena (Italia)
Guercino (1591-1666) Martirio di santa Caterina (Martyrdom of St Catherine) 1653 Oil on canvas, 222.5 x 159 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Guercino (1591-1666) Santa Cecilia (Saint Cecilia) 1649 Oil on canvas, 121.6 x 100.4 cm Dulwich Picture Gallery, London Saint Cecilia was a third-century Roman martyr according to the Christian tradition. Cecilia undertook a religious vow to remain a virgin, promising…
Guercino (1591-1666) San Gregorio e Santi (Saint Gregory the Great with Saints Ignatius Loyola and Francis Xavier) c.1625–1626 Oil on canvas, 296 x 211 cm National Gallery, London This altarpiece commemorates one of the most important events of the papacy…
Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Estrazione del cuore di Sant’Ignazio (Extraction of St. Ignatius’ Heart) c.1480–1482 Oil on panel, 21 x 38 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze Predella of the Altarpiece of St. Barnabas. Altarpiece of St. Barnabas: Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Pala di San Barnaba c.1480–1482…
Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Pala di San Barnaba (Altarpiece of St. Barnabas) c.1480–1482 Tempera on panel, 268 x 280 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze Central Panel: Virgin and Child with Four Angels and Six Saints: Catherine, Augustine, Barnabas, John the Baptist, Ignatius and…